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Christian Eckes will make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) debut for Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) in the M&M’s 200 at Iowa Speedway Saturday as part of a four-race schedule driving a fourth entry for the organization.

Mobil 1™ will be the primary sponsor for his debut this weekend and will also adorn the hood of his No. 46 Tundra at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL, June 23 and ISM Raceway in Avondale, AZ, Nov. 9. Eckes’ sponsor for his race at Martinsville Oct. 27 will be named at a later date. In preparation for his Truck Series debut, Eckes participated in a two-day test with his KBM teammate Todd Gilliland at the 0.875-mile oval May 29 and 30. He has also competed in the ARCA Racing Series event at Iowa the past two seasons. In 2016, he qualified second and finished 11th while last year he qualified 15th and finished eighth.-KBM

While his exact schedule has yet to be announced, Todd Gilliland will compete in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menard season-opener at Daytona International Speedway.

Gilliland and his DGR-Crosley team ended the recent two-day pre-season test in the fifth position on the combined speed chart, turning a quick lap at 49.023 seconds/183.587 miles per hour in his No. 4 Toyota. "We're going to run a handful of ARCA races when the schedule allows it," Gilliland said. "it's a great way to get experience on some of the tracks I'll be racing on in the Trucks."

A finish for the ages, Kyle Larson looked to have his first Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals presented by General Tire in hand, but with a furious run as the leaders worked into traffic, Christopher Bell found the hole on the low line entering turn one on the white flag lap to win his third Golden Driller in a row aboard the iRacing/Keith Kunz Motorsports No. 71w.

The victory puts Bell in an elite class with Kevin Swindell as the only two drivers to win three consecutive Chili Bowl titles. Swindell still stands as the only one to go four for four.

Reid Wilson, who will split the No. 45 ride with Chastain, competed in three NGOTS events in 2018; at Martinsville, Iowa and Homestead-Miami with Wilson’s best finish of 16th coming at Martinsville Speedway. Prior to moving into the NGOTS, Wilson competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, where he had a 50 percent top-10 rate. In 2018, he was named No. 46 in MotorsportsAnalytics.com’s ranking of the top 75 NASCAR Cup Series prospects.-Niece Motorsports

Chastain and Reid Wilson will share the No. 45 TrüNorth™ Chevrolet Silverado during the 2019 NGOTS season. The 2018 season was a busy one for Chastain, who competed in all three of NASCAR’s major series. Chastain made 34 starts in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, 33 starts in the NXS, and seven starts in the NGOTS last season. In September, Chastain broke into the Winner’s Circle in the NXS, after putting on a dominating performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, winning each stage of the race and leading 180 of 200 laps.-Niece Motorsports

McMurray will be making his 17th start in the "Great American Race", when the Daytona 500 kicks-off the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) regular season on Feb. 17. McMurray’s Daytona 500 race car will carry sponsorship from several companies that have been integral to his NASCAR career. The No. 40 Chevrolet will feature branding from Bass Pro Shops, McDonald’s and Cessna to recognize the long-standing partnerships that the companies have had with McMurray over the years.-Spire Sports

David Ragan was all smiles Thursday night at the world renowned car auction house, Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Ragan joined patients from the Shiners Hospitals for Children on stage to watch the hammer drop after a final bid of $300,000 to purchase a 2018 No. 38 Shriners Hospitals for Children Ford Fusion Cup car. All of the proceeds of the bid will benefit the Shriners Hospitals. The NASCAR-sanctioned car was complete with a Ford Performance Roush Yates Racing engine that produces 750 horsepower. "I have to thank Bob Jenkins of Front Row Motorsports for donating the car and Doug Yates for donating the engine." said Ragan.-David Ragan Inc.

Fire Alarm Services (FAS), a provider in a superior fire, life safety, and security services, will serve as primary sponsor for John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 23 GMS Racing team in 13 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) races in 2019.

Since 2016, FAS has been a supporter of Nemechek. They will sponsor the following races in 2019, Daytona, Atlanta, ISM Raceway (spring and fall), Auto Club Speedway, Talladega, Charlotte Motor Speedway (spring and fall), Darlington, Indianapolis, Kansas and the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Young’s Motorsports has signed Tyler Dippel to its lineup for the 2019 NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) season.

Dippel will pilot the team’s No. 02 Chevrolet Silverado, joining teammates Spencer Boyd and Gus Dean. It will be the first full-time season for Dippel in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series. The Wallkill, N.Y. native will contend for the 2019 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Christopher Bell made it look easy on Thursday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, taking the preliminary feature victory during the fourth qualifying round at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

After starting in the fourth position, the Norman, Oklahoma native quickly drove the No. 71W Keith Kunz Motorsports dirt midget to the top spot to take victory in his respective eight-lap heat race. Bell’s victory locks him into Saturday night’s championship feature.

Garrett, who ran twelve of the fourteen races with Hunt-Sellers Racing in 2018 – posted a season best third-place finish in his rookie season at South Boston, along with five more top 10 finishes throughout his partial season. The team hopes to run the full 2019 campaign, funding permitting. Veteran NASCAR Xfinity and K&N Crew Chief Clinton Cram will return to the No. 18 team, along with much of 2018’s team roster. This will mark Garrett’s first points run in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, this year without rookie stripes.

Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) will field a full-time Toyota Camry entry in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with driver Max McLaughlin.

McLaughlin will take the first green flag of the season at New Smyrna Speedway on February 10th in the No. 1 Textron Off Road, Mohawk Northeast Inc. Camry with crew chief Robert Huffman. The 2019 season will mark McLaughlin’s first full-time season on asphalt. The son of six-time NASCAR XFINITY Series race winner, Mike McLaughlin, spent 2016-2018 competing in the Super DirtCar Series Big Block Modified tour and finished third in the driver point standings last season with eight top-five and 18 top-10 finishes.

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